A Long Way Gone and The Bite of the Mango

6 billion people, 6 billion unique creatures, many of them unfairly combined according to unfairness and arbitrarily chosen similarity. In normal human language prejudice is an illogical and disgusting aspect of the human syndrome. Both Ishmael Beah and Mariatu Kamara are survivors of children in the Sierra Leone War and are familiar with personal prejudice. The ultimate soldier during the war, Beah experienced very different prejudice against Mariatu, girls, and mothers during blood conflict in this country.

Ryan Gamel Period 2 10/19/11 A long way from innocence to Ishmael The long way of Beah is the story of boys' soldiers, the way to the civil war nationwide, and his transition from childhood to adulthood. In his struggle he is coming further from his innocence and the long way to go is the perfect title for this book. When boys like Ismail are exposed to fear of fear and tragedy at such a young age, it is only human beings to adapt to the surrounding environment. "I believe that children have the ability to last longer than their own pain if there is opportunity" (p.169)

In the process of growing, the family always takes unconditional love with each other. They will do something to each other, and during their lifetime they seek support and advice from their families. For Ismail Biya, this is not a long way. Since his parents lived in a different village for most of their lives, he has never spent his ideal "perfection degree" family. Loneliness and self-reliance are not marvelous for him. - ... that gives a glance to the reader. When we are exposed to his pain, the reader will feel sympathy for him. This book has certain educational significance due to major events such as existing problems and new problems in some African countries. Throughout the article, Ismail focuses on the experiences of various friends.